--On Saturday, November 26, 2011 12:11 +0100 "t.petch" <daedulus@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Could we also say 'No' to .docx, another incomprehensible > format designed to persuade us to take time out, spend money > and upgrade all and sundry? > > I notice some ADs/WG chairs using this and while it gets > converted to good ole ASCII when it is archived, I would like > to be able to read it earlier in the process. FWIW, I think that, if we are going to start banning proprietary formats, it makes lots more sense to ban _all_ proprietary formats, not just picking and choosing among proprietary formats that are, e.g., more recent or less frequently reverse-engineered than others. So, yes, let's ban pptx, docx, ppt, doc, non-standardized forms of PDF, GIF, ... That leaves ASCII, a few forms of PDF, and RFC 5198-conforming UTF-8. That wouldn't bother me much, but be careful what you wish form. john john _______________________________________________ Ietf mailing list Ietf@xxxxxxxx https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf